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Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

1998 racing video game
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Summary

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,614 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Hot Pursuit — award received (P166): D.I.C.E. Award for Simulation Game of the Year[3], Hot Pursuit — award received (P166): Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[4]
  • Composer: Hot Pursuit — composer (P86): Rom Di Prisco[5]
  • Publisher: Hot Pursuit — publisher (P123): Electronic Arts[6]
  • Genre: Hot Pursuit — genre (P136): racing video game[7]
  • Developer: Hot Pursuit — developer (P178): EA Vancouver[8]
  • Part of the series: Hot Pursuit — part of the series (P179): Need for Speed[9], Hot Pursuit — part of the series (P179): Need for Speed Hot Pursuit[10]
  • Platform: Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[11], Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): PlayStation (console)[12]
  • Game mode: Hot Pursuit — game mode (P404): single-player video game[13]
  • Language of work or name: Hot Pursuit — language of work or name (P407): English[14]
  • Distribution format: Hot Pursuit — distribution format (P437): compact disc[15]
  • Review score: ★★★★★[16]
  • Input device: Hot Pursuit — input device (P479): computer keyboard[17]
  • Country of origin: Hot Pursuit — country of origin (P495): United States[18]
  • Publication date: March 25, 1998[19]
  • ESRB rating: Hot Pursuit — ESRB rating (P852): Everyone[20]
  • PEGI rating: Hot Pursuit — PEGI rating (P908): PEGI 3[21]
  • USK rating: Hot Pursuit — USK rating (P914): USK 0[22]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Hot Pursuit — takes place in fictional universe (P1434): Need for Speed universe[23]
  • Different from: Hot Pursuit — different from (P1889): Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit[24]
  • PlayStation DataCenter URL: https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/N/SLUS-00620.html[25], https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/N/SLES-01154.html[26]

Why It Matters

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit receive?

Honors received include Hot Pursuit — award received (P166): D.I.C.E. Award for Simulation Game of the Year[3] and Hot Pursuit — award received (P166): Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[4].

Related Entities

compact disc computer keyboard EA Vancouver Electronic Arts Microsoft Windows United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . PlayStation DataCenter. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → USK 0, USK 0
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Usk rating: USK 0"
  2. 8d ago · JzK · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playstation datacenter url → https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/N/SLUS-00620.html, https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/N/SLES-01154.html
    Sitelink count → 31
    Review score → ★★★★★
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Playstation datacenter url: https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/N/SLES-01154.html, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/84921318|NEED FOR SPEED III - HOT PURSUIT (#849"
  3. 24d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 2810
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Abandonware-france game id: 2810, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  4. 4w ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 172
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  5. 6w ago · Nicereddy · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The cutting room floor id → Need_for_Speed_III:_Hot_Pursuit
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The cutting room floor id: Need_for_Speed_III:_Hot_Pursuit, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/154768086|Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (#154768086)]] in [[:tooll"
  6. 10w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 3342, 3653
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Usk id: 3342, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142832655|Need for Speed 3 (#142832655)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'matc"
  7. 14w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 6399
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gry-online game id: 6399, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180136807|Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (#180136807)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry"
  8. 16w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Pegi rating → PEGI 3
    Publisher → —
    Game-rave id → 8960
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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